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Recent Examples of hell-bent
In a world hell-bent on optimization and over-functioning, Taurus offers the opulence of peace and stillness.
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Colin Bedell, Them., 2 May 2025
The Cardinals are hell-bent on upgrading a lackluster defensive front.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Guardiola seems hell-bent on converting him into a holding midfielder because of his height and physical presence, something that the youngster does not sound entirely sold on.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This is a group bonded by the dizzying heights of global acclaim, yet hell-bent on protecting the young boy at its center.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Colin Bedell, Them., 2 May 2025
The Cardinals are hell-bent on upgrading a lackluster defensive front.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Guardiola seems hell-bent on converting him into a holding midfielder because of his height and physical presence, something that the youngster does not sound entirely sold on.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This is a group bonded by the dizzying heights of global acclaim, yet hell-bent on protecting the young boy at its center.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
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David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Animals displaying human behaviors are often the stuff of fables, intent on communicating moral lessons.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The researchers also advocate for dedicated missions to hunt for Venusian asteroids.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Compression refers to wrapping an elastic bandage to compress and reduce swelling in a dedicated area, like the ankle or calf.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Coupling calmness with resolute silence can be masterful.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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But as the match progressed, Djokovic – who turned 38 on Thursday – showed the kind of resolute determination which appeared to have deserted him of late, breaking Hurkacz four times in a tiebreak after each player had held serve throughout the second set.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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This could be the reason that Republicans seem determined to give them a tax cut.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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His interest in the appraisals made by determined minds informed every issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.—
Donovan Hohn
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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And so, what was once a lazy, crazy, charming afternoon daydream of a movie is now a frantic, insistent, often unfunny sci-fi comedy.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Wallen is still insistent about how those roots remain central to his music.—
Jon Caramanica,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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When the four magicians gathered for the first time, none of them were entirely sure who or what brought them together.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Scientists aren't quite sure These magnetic fields are incredibly weak — on the order of a billion times weaker than Earth's magnetic field.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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But Rawan is adamant that solving this will need more than just high-tech products.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Furious, Julian is adamant that Gabby wasn’t on the boat with Finn and Toby.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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But Beijing is much more single-minded than Washington about the future of relations between the two countries: Xi appears to see Washington as the primary impediment to China’s rise, and ties to the U.S. as a vulnerability best eliminated.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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For starters, unlike Trump’s single-minded focus on China during his first-term trade war, Trump 2.0 is sparring with every country on the planet with the ostensible goal of negotiating freer and fairer trade deals, from our closest democratic allies to the Chinese Communist Party.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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